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Vasant Panchami

On the day of Basant Panchami swings are tied on the trees and folk songs are sung . These songs are mostly sung by young girls to make merry this festival.Here are some of the songs which are popularly sung by the crowd during this festival.

In 2015 Basant Panchami will be celebrate on 24th January, Saturday in India .

Vasant Panchami or Basant Panjami is a popular festival in North India arrive in the magh month of spring season.This is the fifth day after Amavasi in Magh month .Saraswathi Pooja is performed in North and Eastern parts of India on the day.Yellow Colour is important on this day which symbolizes prosperity and love.In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says that ‘Vasant’ is one of his forms. Basant Panjami is purely a festival of nature and there is no major scriptural story associated with it.Basant Panchami signifies the ripening of fruits and crops. On this day people wear yellow clothes ,deities in temples and houses are decorated with yellow colored clothes. Yellow colored food, sweets and fruits are distributed to friends, neighbors and relatives. Yellow sweet rice is cooked and distributed on the day.

Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped by students and teachers on the day in northern and eastern parts of India. On the day, prayers are offered to Goddess Saraswathi ,Lord Surya , Mother Ganga , Bhu Devi , and Kamdev (God of love).People pay homage to the ancestors on the day and Pitru Tarpan is also performed by some communities. Vasanth Panchami is also an important bathing day during the Magh Mela. On this day some people flying kite in many parts of india.

Vasant Panchami is the festival dedicated to Maa Saraswati ,the goddess of learning. Hindus all over the world celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm. This great spring festival falling on the fifth day of the month of Magh, the first day of spring.In 2015 Vasant Panchami is on 24th January ,Saturday in India.This Panchami is also known as Saraswati Day. It is believed that this day is Saraswati’s birthday.

On this day hindu temples are full with lot of activities.Yellow colour is given special importance on this day.On Vasant Panchami Maa Saraswati is worshipped and dressed in yellow garments.On vasant panchami relatives and freinds exchange Sweetmeats of yellowish hues.Some people feed Brahmanas on this day.Pitri-Tarpan is done on this day. The god of love (Kamdev) is also worshipped on this day.On Basant Panchami people flying kites in some places in india.Children are taught their first words on this day. In schools and colleges special worship of Maa Saraswati is organise.

On this day everyone wears a yellow cloth. It represents the ripening of the spring crops. Even the food cooked in yellow colour by using Saffron.The yellow colour is a sign of prosperity; it is the colour of love.On this day People worship to the sun god, to Mother Ganga. and Mother Earth. They provide us the means of acquiring food and all that we need to keep alive. Vasant Panchami is a festival full of religious, seasonal and social significance and is celebrated by Hindus all over the world with verve and new sense of optimism.

On the day of Basant Panchami swings are tied on the trees and folk songs are sung . These songs are mostly sung by young girls to make merry this festival.Here are some of the songs which are popularly sung by the crowd during this festival.